Frozen door opener

Abstract

A door opener for opening a frozen or stiff foam or rubber seal formed between a door and a door frame, which possesses first and second plate portions. The first plate portion is adapted for placement in a frame opening between the door frame and the door, and the second plate portion is adapted to be manipulated by a user, by attachment to a key chain. The first plate portion is in spaced relation to the second plate portion so as to form a substantially right angle about a central point, whereby an end of the first plate portion can be inserted for placement in the frame opening between the door frame and the door by the user, and engage a lip of the door.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a device for opening a stiff or frozen door which is inexpensive, reliable, and portable, and which is readily positionable in the immediate vicinity of the stiff or frozen door. More particularly, the present invention relates to a device for opening stiff or frozen vehicle doors which is simple, compact, and through use of which device great leverage can be gained to open the stiff or frozen door, without causing cosmetic damage to the exterior of the door or immediate area surrounding the vicinity where the device is inserted. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART [0002] During periods of very cold weather, it is not unusual for door linkage mechanisms, such as those found on motor vehicles, to freeze in a closed or locked position due to ice build-up in the vicinity of the mechanism, thus rendering the interior of the vehicle inaccessible to an owner or operator. Locksmiths are generally able to free the frozen linkage mechan...

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Benefits of technology

[0012] Advantageously, the present invention allows an improved device for opening stiff or frozen doors which is simple, reliable, compact, and through use of which device the stiff or frozen door can be opened. Another advantage of the present invention is that it is very portable and inexpensive, and can be inserted onto a key chain, enabling the user to have easy access to the device at all times.

[0013] A further advantage of the present invention is that, by virtue of the one-piece unitary angled design of the device, the device can be used to open stiff or frozen doors without damaging the surface finish of the door or immediate area surrounding the vicinity where the device is inserted.

Problems solved by technology

During periods of very cold weather, it is not unusual for door linkage mechanisms, such as those found on motor vehicles, to freeze in a closed or locked position due to ice build-up in the vicinity of the mechanism, thus rendering the interior of the vehicle inaccessible to an owner or operator.

However, as the elongated space between a motor vehicle door and door jamb is usually quite narrow, it is often difficult to apply such solvents directly to the linkage mechanism.

Also, in very cold and windy weather, such solvents are often rendered incapable of sufficiently thawing the ice so as to free the mechanism from its latched or locked position.

Such measures are both costly and inconvenient to the owner of the vehicle.

However, while there are several prior art solutions which adequately address the issue of thawing frozen vehicle door locks, many problems and inefficiencies remain which have not yet been adequately addressed by the prior art, with respect to providing a simple and convenient device for opening vehicle door panels which are frozen or stuck to the frame of the vehicle.

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